Sean Marchetto
VOX

Hayden
Moving Careful
(Sonic Unyon)

Since we last saw Hayden, rumour has it the soft-spoken poster boy from Toronto has conquered the world. To prove that he hasn't forgotten his fellow Canadians (and because consumers have such short attention spans) Hayden has released a special Only-In-Canada seven song EP. These seven songs (well, actually eight, but shhh! - that's a secret) continue to show Hayden's talent for chronicling the moments of modern life. How can I resist Hayden when his songs about haircuts, estranged lovers and noisy neighbours, seem drawn for my own diary? I have to like Hayden. He writes songs that I cannot but relate to. That's as simple as the relationship between artist, audience, and critic gets. Sure not much has changed, the sound is getting a little fuller, there's now a drum and bass to compliment Hayden's throaty vocals. Maybe some will be disappointed that there's no real surprises here. I dunno - as long as Hayden continues to strike all the right inner chords, you won't hear me complain.